A doença falciforme é uma das doenças hereditárias mais comuns no mundo. No estado de São Paulo, a incidência de doença falciforme é de um para quatro mil (1:4.000) nascidos vivos. Uma mutação no gene que produz a hemoglobina A origina, por meio de herança recessiva, a hemoglobina S (HbS). Em ...
The number of Canadians aged 65 or older is
expected to double within the next two decades,
and the proportion of those over the age of 80 is
expected to grow from 27.5% in 2012 to 32% in
2036.(1; 2) This trend holds true in British
Columbia (which is where the request came from
for this synthesis) where...
As noted by the Health Council of Canada in 2013, there
are many definitions of quality in healthcare, but a
common conception of it is “the degree to which health
services for individuals and populations increase the
likelihood of desired health outcomes and are consistent
with current professional kn...
As of last year, nearly two million Ontarians saw their
family physicians for mental health and addictions
concerns. These two conditions account for
approximately 10% of the disease burden in Ontario.(1)
Psychiatric alternate level of care (ALC) days and longstay days represent a significant portion of ...
Oral health is important for the overall well-being of
children and adults, and poor oral health has been linked
to other diseases and serious health conditions such as
respiratory infections, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes
and poor nutritional status. Ontario provides public coverage for a limited sc...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Debido al aumento de la población de adultos mayores, se prevé un aumento en la tasa de hospitalización. Los adultos mayores frágiles, son quienes presentan con mayor frecuencia desenlaces adversos en salud como pérdida de la funcionalidad, readmisión hospitalaria y mortalid...
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Idoso Fragilizado
Mental health presents one of the highest disability
burdens on the planet, but it has not historically received
a corresponding amount of attention in research and
policy arenas.
Developing mental health strategies and other policies
with an understanding of what the research evidence on
the issue says ...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
Con el objetivo de avanzar en el reconocimiento de la diversidad de prácticas socioculturales en los pueblos indígenas en Chile, se ha discutido la pertinencia de entregar la placenta a la madre después de un parto, producto del significado que ésta tendría. Sin embargo, exis...
ANTECEDENTES Y OBJETIVO
El electrocardiograma (ECG) es un dibujo gráfico que registra la actividad eléctrica del corazón permitiendo el diagnóstico de arritmias e infartos al miocardio, entre otros. En algunos casos su adecuada interpretación puede ser compleja, por lo que es usual utilizar servicio...
Chile,
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Strengthening Ontario’s health system is important for
achieving the triple aim outcomes of: 1) improving the
patient experience of care; 2) improving population
health; and 3) keeping per capita costs of healthcare
manageable.(3-4) Strengthening the system is particularly
important for patients with c...
